Bulletin - 27 June 2010

Peter’s Pence Collection - £2331. The Monthly Offering Collection will be taken up next Sunday. Thank you for your continued generosity to Parish Funds.

PARISH OFFICE - 028 256 41515, 4 Broughshane Road, Ballymena, BT43 7DX

Opening times Monday to Friday 9.30am-12.30pm and 2.00pm-4.30pm

Parish Centre 028 2563 1236

SVP SHOP 25644122 SVP Helpline: 25650417 – Team A Harryville Helpline: 25631611

WELCOME TO ALL SAINTS

If you are new to our parish, please introduce yourself to one of the priests

Parish Website: www.ballymenaparish.org

We welcome into our Church:

• Finn Connor McCambridge Katie Uná McIlwaine

We congratulate those who recently celebrated their Marriages:

• Louise McAleese and Dominic Larkin

We extend our sympathies to the families of those who died recently and those whose month’s mind and anniversaries occur about now.

Recently deceased: Charles McPeake (Iona Gdns., Ballykeel
Mary McCann (nee Esler) Randalstown
Michael Young (Belfast)
Michael Cassley
May Gribben (Market Rd.)
Mary McCamphill (Dunloy)

Month’s Mind: Robert Downey, Jackie Donegan, James Nolan

Anniversaries:

Mary Polly, Sarah McCluskey, Henry McLaughlin, Rachel Kerr, Mary Sweeney, Martin Ward, Brian Blayney, Josie Stephens, Brian Blayney, Isabella Reid, Theresa Diamond, Nicholas McKeague, Kathleen Wray, Jakub Glogar, Joseph Murphy, Liam O’Hara, Seamus Hannaway, Hugh Connolly, Jean & Sean McGarry, Dan Kelly, Sean Kelly, Hugh Connolly, Mary McShane (nee Lindsay), Bridget O’Kane, Frances O’Kane, Conn Gillan,

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Visitation of Sick and Housebound: Friday next is the first Friday of the month and the sick and housebound will be visited as usual.

Eucharistic Ministers – new daily rotas now available.

Cemetery Sunday in the Braid at 3pm on Sunday 4 July.

Church of Our Lady, Harryville: The 6.00pm Saturday Vigil Mass will cease for the summer months following Mass this evening (26 June). The 6.00pm Vigil Mass will then transfer to All Saints’ Church from next Saturday.

Confessions will be from 5.30pm-5.55pm.

Eucharistic Adoration Renewal: Adoration Appointment Cards are available in All Saints’ Church for those who have not pledged a specific hour of Eucharistic Adoration. The completed and signed cards are to be returned to the Adoration Chapel in the box provided. Those who have not made a commitment, but spend 30 minutes or more in Adoration are asked to sign the register, thus enabling the Committee to check that all hours are covered. For further information, please contact 07887500367.

Altar Society – sincere thanks to the Altar Society for all their hard work throughout the year.

The Irish Catholic is on sale. Price £1.00. This week’s issue contains an article on the 60th anniversary celebrations of Archdeacon Donnelly and Fr Paddy McVeigh.

The Repository in the Parish Centre is open daily from 10.30am-1 30pm. Personalised cards, candles and wedding stationery made to order.

The St Vincent DePaul Shop (situated on Cushendall Rd.) is open daily from 9.30am until 5.30pm. The shop stocks a wide variety of good quality clothing, shoes, books, bric-a-brac etc. The Shop appeals for furniture of all types, again, it must be in excellent condition.

Employment Opportunity for Caretaker/Cleaner at St Joseph’s Early Years Centre, Doury Road, Ballymena. Monday – Friday 8.00am-9.00am and 12 noon – 5pm. 30 hours per week @ £6.75 per hour. Job Duties: To provide onsite cleaning, supervision of the building and other non-cleaning services, under the direction of the Parish Centre Manager and in accordance with the practices of All Saints Parish.

* A minimum of one year’s experience of caretaking/cleaning duties in the last five years of employment. *Experience of operating intruder and fire alarm systems. *Access to a car and current driving licence. *Knowledge of manual handling and COSHH. *Experience of accident reporting and recording. *Living within ten miles of the Centre to facilitate attending alarm call out within 15 minutes. To apply, contact the Centre Manager, Sadie Marron, 25631236 at All Saints Parish Centre, for an application form and full job description between 28 June and 2 July . In the event of a large number of applicants, the employer reserves the right to enhance their selection criteria in order to facilitate the shortlisting process.

WHAT’S ON:

Irish Traditional Music Session in All Saints’ Parish Centre on Tuesday 29 June starting at 7.30pm. Entrance and refreshments free. Bring your own bottle. Everybody welcome.

Local Harmonica Club will be holding an open meeting at the All Saints Parish Centre, Tower Room, on Thursday 1 July at 7.00pm. Do you play the Harmonica? Would you like to play? Perhaps you just want a few tips? We are looking for local harmonica players and enthusiasts to join us. Young or old, beginners or those more seasoned, everyone is welcome. If you would like to come along, call Chris on 07522 362 154 to confirm a place.

Bingo in Parish Centre tonight (Sunday) at 8.00pm.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS:

Coach to Rally for Life in Belfast – a coach to the massive pro-life rally in Belfast city centre on Saturday 3 July will leave from All Saints’ Church car park at 10.00am for a pre rally Mass at 11.30am in St Patrick’s Church. Limited seats – Book Now! Contact Brigid on 07980967994 or the Rally for Life Committee on 028 25659797.

ALL SAINTS YOUTH CLUB - Summer Scheme will take place from Monday 2 August to Friday 13 August. The scheme will cost £10 per child for the two weeks. There will be four trips which will be charged at no more than £5 per child per trip. The summer scheme will run from 10am-12 noon then break for lunch, all children must leave the Club for lunch, then return at 1pm to 3pm for the afternoon session. Times may vary on trip days and all parents will be advised of any changes to times beforehand. Contact the Youth Club on 25642869 for an application form to enrol your child. The Youth Club will close on Friday 2 July and will re-open on Monday 30 August. We take this opportunity of thanking all parents and children who have supported the Youth Club during the past year. A special word of thanks to all staff and volunteers who have dedicated their time, their work is very much appreciated.

Parish Non-stop Draw: WEEK 31 – £50.00 – Gerry McNeill/P O’Neill. £15 Ann McAllister/G Walsh. £15 Ann McMeekin/B McReynolds. £15 –Gerry Rafferty/S Waide. £15 Martin McGarry/A McNeill. £15 –Jimmy & Petra Corr/B Walsh. £15 Terence Diamond/M Loughlin.

All Saints GAC Notes: Lotto – winning numbers 4,6,8. Two winners P McCann and ? Neeson. Jackpot tonight £200. URGENT NOTICE – Due to juvenile fixtures, senior and reserve fixtures being played ‘away’ on Sunday, the annual GAC and All Saints Parish Sports Day will NOT take place today (Sunday) 27 June. This will take place at a later date – yet to be decided. The club website will keep you informed when the date is arranged. The 2010 All Saints GAC Cúl Camp will take place from Monday 5 – Friday 9 July. For information and to download the application form, visit the Antrim GAA website on http://antrim.gaa.ie/cul-camps/ Contact Hugh on 07707 553712/Micky 07725 084341 for more information. Fixtures: Sunday 27 June: U8 & U10 ‘Go Games’ blitz: Glenavy v All Saints at Glenavy. Details to be found on website. ACFL D2: Davitts v All Saints at Davitts 6.30pm. ACFL d5 Moneyglass v All Saints at Moneyglass 6pm. Wednesday 30 June: ACHL D4A: All Saints v St Agnes at Slemish Pk at 7.30pm. Friday 2 July: U12 SW ‘Go Games’ League: Sean Stinsons v All Saints at Sean Stinsons at 6.45pm. U14 SWFL: Sean Stinsons v All Saints at Sean Stinsons at 7.30pm. ACFL D2: All Saints v Rasharkin at Slemish Park 7.30pm.

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